You might want to try searching for terminal trawlers or strawlers. You will find some info on how people converted sailboats similar to your San...
Here's one for you to look into. Winnie the Pooh, sailboat to trawler conversion - Trawlers & Trawlering...
Thanks for the pdf. The pdf references the righting moment as GZ1 which I understand is the righting moment at 1 degree of heel. In the pdf GZ1...
I am not an expert at this by any means. Just interested in the design of free standing masts. I am probably missing this but I have not seen a...
Complete no go. Not doable.
Free standing mast design requires you to calculate the load on the mast every 12" (30cm) along the length of the mast. You calculate the load by...
No. I ended up buying an old glaspar 10 ft dinghy for fraction of the cost to build a new fiberglass dinghy.
Years ago Eric Sponberg shared info on how to design freestanding carbon fiber masts. Do a search. All calculations are based on the righting...
If the designer of the yacht is available you should contact him or her to design your dodger. If not you will need to have the dodger designed...
When I drew this late last night I left out the topside. Added it this morning. [ATTACH] I also thought about using the same shape at the bow...
Here are some crude drawings of what I call a scow bow kayak. It was too hard for me to draw the very bow shapes but I think that you will get...
Nobody thought that the mini transat boats with a scow bow would sail worth a darn and would be slow to boot. Yet the naysayers were proven...
My recollection is that all McGregor boats have positive foam flotation and can't sink. I think that this even includes the McGregor 65 but I...
One of my best friends had 2 McGregor 26s. He had one of the first ones made. After using it extensively for a couple of years including...
Any trailer sailor can be rigged to easily raise the mast. You don't have to disconnect all of the rigging. Only the headstay. Depending on the...
A SOR is more detailed. For example "Cruising amenities for 2" is too general. What might work one person won't work for someone else. Take...
Have you thought about a Beachcomber 25? SailboatData.com - BEACHCOMBER 25 Sailboat https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/beachcomber-25 They...
Dave Gerr's "The Nature of Boats" discusses power requirements. It might be too basic and not give you what you are looking for. It would be a...
Oh well. It was just a thought. You might think about contacting Dudley Dix. Boat plans, yacht designs & boat kits from Dudley Dix Yacht...
I wonder what ever happened to Idlewild. It sounds like Idlewild is pretty close to your dream boat. If you can find her you might be able to...
